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Monobromoacetic acid

State College Boro Water Auth.

Monobromoacetic acid, one of the group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards, is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Haloacetic acids and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

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88

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND160ND
2018ND160ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 25 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 25 ppb for monobromoacetic acid was proposed in 2020 by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk.. This health guideline protects against muscular degeneration.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-124B12091-04ND
2014-02-124B12091-01ND
2014-02-124B12091-02ND
2014-02-124B12091-03ND
2014-05-144E14143-01ND
2014-05-144E14143-04ND
2014-05-144E14143-02ND
2014-05-144E14143-03ND
2014-08-124H12092-01ND
2014-08-124H12092-04ND
2014-08-124H12092-03ND
2014-08-124H12092-02ND
2014-11-124K12113-03ND
2014-11-124K12113-04ND
2014-11-124K12113-02ND
2014-11-124K12113-01ND
2015-02-1212447250ND
2015-02-1212447251ND
2015-05-1212802895ND
2015-05-1212802896ND
2015-08-1213185363ND
2015-08-1213185362ND
2015-11-1613562117ND
2015-11-1613562116ND
2016-02-1613917340ND
2016-02-1613917338ND
2016-02-1613917339ND
2016-02-1613917337ND
2016-05-1614313210ND
2016-05-1614313208ND
2016-05-1614313207ND
2016-05-1614313209ND
2016-08-1514804858ND
2016-08-1514804859ND
2016-08-1514804857ND
2016-08-1514804860ND
2016-11-1415283139ND
2016-11-1415283138ND
2016-11-1415283137ND
2016-11-1415283136ND
2017-02-1515710040ND
2017-02-1515710041ND
2017-02-1515710039ND
2017-02-1515710042ND
2017-05-1616159414ND
2017-05-1616159413ND
2017-05-1616159412ND
2017-05-1616159415ND
2017-08-1516629719ND
2017-08-1516629716ND
2017-08-1516629717ND
2017-08-1516629718ND
2017-11-1517077706ND
2017-11-1517077704ND
2017-11-1517077703ND
2017-11-1517077705ND
2018-02-148B14168-04ND
2018-02-148B14168-03ND
2018-02-148B14168-02ND
2018-02-148B14168-01ND
2018-05-158E16034-01ND
2018-05-158E16034-03ND
2018-05-158E16034-04ND
2018-05-158E16034-02ND
2018-08-158H16067-02ND
2018-08-158H16067-03ND
2018-08-158H16067-04ND
2018-08-158H16067-01ND
2018-11-138K13106-04ND
2018-11-138K13106-02ND
2018-11-138K13106-01ND
2018-11-138K13106-03ND
2019-02-129B12132-02ND
2019-02-129B12132-04ND
2019-02-129B12132-01ND
2019-02-129B12132-03ND
2019-05-139E14034-08ND
2019-05-139E14034-09ND
2019-05-139E14034-06ND
2019-05-139E14034-07ND
2019-08-149H15047-03ND
2019-08-149H15047-01ND
2019-08-149H15047-04ND
2019-08-149H15047-02ND
2019-11-149K15090-04ND
2019-11-149K15090-03ND
2019-11-149K15090-02ND
2019-11-149K15090-01ND